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People are taken for a test drive in a Tesla Cybertruck near a Tesla showroom in New York City

Nation Mar 20

Federal regulators recall nearly all Tesla Cybertrucks over faulty exterior panel

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Nation Dec 18

An airbag logo is seen on a dashboard of a Honda Motor Co's car in Tokyo
Regulators retreat from massive air bag inflator recall, citing need for more investigation

The move Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is vastly different from a decision reiterated by the agency in July that the inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Tennessee are defective, dangerous and should be recalled.

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Nation Nov 14

The Ford logo is pictured at the Ford Motor Co plant in Genk
Ford must pay up to $165 million penalty to U.S. government for moving too slowly on recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras, and it failed to give the agency complete information, which is required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

By Tom Krishner, Associated Press

Nation Oct 18

Illustration shows Tesla logo
U.S. opens new investigation into Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after fatal crash

Tesla has twice recalled “Full Self-Driving” under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The new investigation covers roughly 2.4 million Teslas from the 2016 through 2024 model years.

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Nation Jul 31

The airbag logo is seen on a steering wheel of an Honda Motor's car displayed at the company's showroom in Tokyo
NHTSA decides 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, moving closer to huge recall

Despite opposition from automakers, U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall.

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Jul 03

GM hit with $146 million in penalties over excess emissions by millions of its older vehicles

By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

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Apr 26

Federal agency investigates effectiveness of recall of Tesla’s Autopilot system

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday that Tesla has reported 20 more crashes involving Autopilot and since the recall.

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Feb 02

Tesla to recall more than 2 million vehicles to fix warning lights that are too small

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small.

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May 18

More than 30 million U.S. drivers may be at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag defect

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that the manufacturer recall 67 million inflators that could explode with such force as to blow apart a metal canister and expel shrapnel. But ARC is refusing to do so.

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Jun 15

U.S. safety regulator says automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of cars with automatic driver-assist

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to new statistics from U.S. safety regulators.

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